# 彳亍
## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Decomposition of 行 (“to walk”).

### Etymology 1

Cognate with 躑躅 (OC *deɡ doɡ), 踟躕 (OC *de do), 躊躇 (OC *du da), all meaning "walking slowly or with difficulty → hesitant".

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): chìchù
    (Zhuyin): ㄔˋ ㄔㄨˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): cik$^1$ cuk$^1$
* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): qid$^5$ cog$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chìchù
*** Zhuyin: ㄔˋ ㄔㄨˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chìhchù
*** Wade–Giles: chʻih$^4$-chʻu$^4$
*** Yale: chr̀-chù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyhchuh
*** Palladius: чичу (čiču)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cik$^1$ cuk$^1$
*** Yale: chīk chūk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsik$^7$ tsuk$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: qig$^1$ cug$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/
* Hakka
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: qid$^5$ cog$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰit̚¹ t͡sʰɔk̚¹/
* Middle Chinese: trhjek trhjowk
Rime :
| Character | 彳 | 亍 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 徹 (10) | 徹 (10) |
| Final (韻) | 昔 (123) | 燭 (8) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 丑亦切 | 丑玉切 |
| Baxter | trhjek | trhjowk |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʈʰiᴇk̚/ | /ʈʰɨok̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʈʰiɛk̚/ | /ʈʰiok̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȶʰiæk̚/ | /ȶʰiok̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʈʰiajk̚/ | /ʈʰuawk̚/ |
| Li Rong | /ȶʰiɛk̚/ | /ȶʰiok̚/ |
| Wang Li | /ȶʰĭɛk̚/ | /ȶʰĭwok̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ȶʰi̯ɛk̚/ | /ȶʰi̯wok̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | chi | chu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | cik$^1$ | cuk$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*tʰeɡ tʰoɡ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 彳 | 亍 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/2 |
| No. | 1469 | 1615 |
| Phonetic component | 彳 | 亍 |
| Rime group | 錫 | 屋 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 彳 | 梀 |
| Old Chinese | /*tʰeɡ/ | /*tʰoɡ/ |

#### Verb

彳亍
* (literary) to walk in fits and starts; to take small steps; to amble
* (literary, figurative) to hesitate; to waver; to be hesitant

##### Synonyms

* (to hesitate):
* 反顧 / 反顾 (fǎngù) (literary)
* 彷徨 (pánghuáng) (figurative)
* 徘徊 (figurative)
* 拿不定主意 (nábùdìng zhǔyì)
* 游移 (yóuyí)
* 猶疑 / 犹疑 (yóuyí)
* 猶豫 / 犹豫 (yóuyù)
* 疑蟯 / 疑蛲 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 盤桓 / 盘桓 (pánhuán) (figurative)
* 膩 / 腻 (nyi$^4$) (Sichuanese)
* 踟躇 (chíchú)
* 踟躕 / 踟蹰 (chíchú)
* 躊躇 / 踌躇 (chóuchú)
* 巡巡 (xúnxún) (literary)
* 逡巡 (qūnxún) (literary)
* 遲疑 / 迟疑 (chíyí)

##### Derived terms

* 彳亍噉轉 / 彳亍噉转

### Etymology 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 彳亍 – see 𨑨迌 (“to play; to have a good time; to have fun; to spend time socially to hang out; etc.”). (This term is a variant form of 𨑨迌).

### Etymology 3

* For pronunciation and definitions of 彳亍 – see 行 (“to walk; to go; etc.”). (This term is an Internet slang variant form of 行).

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 彳 | 亍 |
| てき Hyōgai | ちょく Hyōgai |
| on'yomi ||

### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 彳亍 (MC trhjek trhjowk). The characters arose by splitting 行 (“to walk”) in two; traditionally the halves have been glossed "left foot" and "right foot".

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) てきちょく [tèkíchókú] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [te̞kʲit͡ɕo̞kɯ̟]

### Noun

彳(てき)亍(ちょく) • (tekichoku)
* walking in fits and starts
* standing still

#### See also

* 行(こう) (kō)
* 佇(たたず)む (tatazumu, “stand still”)
* 躑躅(てきちょく) (tekichoku, “hesitation”)

### References

* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN